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    Amphiphilic block copolymers : synthesis, self-assembly and applications

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    Self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers in aqueous solution is one of the most important nanotechnological methods to prepare nanocarriers for different applications, such as drug delivery, biosensor, nanoreactor and so on. Synthesis of new types of amphiphilic block copolymers with novel functionality and detailed characterization of self-assembly, influenced by self-assembly methods and different other parameters (molecular weight, hydrophilic to hydrophobic ratio), are important. Especially, building up the relationship between the self-assembled nanomorphologies and molecule constitution are helpful to understand amphiphilic block copolymer self-assemble theroy. In this thesis, I present to you the influence of different parameters on the self-assembly nanostructures for the poly(dimethylsiloxane)- block-poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline) (PDMS-b-PMOXA) amphiphilic block copolymers.3D phase diagram clearly shows in which domain the PDMS-b-PMOXA self-assemble into polymersome. The polymersome are possible for us to constribute the nano-sized based nanoreactor. In addition, in order to develop more functional amphiphilic block copolymers and enlarge the potential application areas, another two types of copolymers, grafted poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-graft(ss)-poly(e-caprolactone) (PMOXA-graft(ss)-PCL) and linear poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-block- poly(e-caprolactone)-ss-poly(L-lysine) (PEtOXA-b-PCL-ss-PLL), were designed and synthesized with reduction responsiveness, utilizing different polymerization techniques, including ring openning polymerization and "graft-to" technology. Due to the amphiphilicity of these two types of copolymers, nanoparticles are formed by them in aqueous solution. The primary evaluation of these two new type amphiphilic block copolymers demonstrated that they can be promising candidates as smart nanocarries for the application of drug delivery. In this dissertation, the result of our research have been comprehensivly compared with other publications and results from different groups. We have new findingS. We find one new nano-object with 80-100 nm diameter, but without hollow aqueous cavity. We also realize that basing on poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)-block-poly(e-caprolactone)-ss-poly(L-lysine) (PEtOXA-b-PCL-ss-PLL) copolymer, it is possible to synthesize more functional copolymer, for example introducing the pH-cleavable linker between PEtOXA and PCL, to mimic more closely the virus delivery gene into cells

    Author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012 /

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    Title from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Portraits of author Peter FitzSimons speaking at the National Library of Australia, Canberra, 13 November 2012.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Online.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia

    Moral Good, the Beatific Vision, and God’s Kingdom Writings by Germain Grisez and Peter Ryan, S.J.. Edited by Peter J. Weigel

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    For close to half a century, the work of Germain Grisez has been highly influential, and his writings continue to receive considerable attention from philosophers and theologians of diverse viewpoints. His co-author for this work is the professor and noted moral theologian Fr. Peter Ryan, S.J., currently the executive director of the Secretariat of Doctrine and Canonical Affairs of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). These two eminent scholars explore fundamental questions about Christian eschatology, moral theory, the purpose of human life, and the promise of human fulfilment. The authors examine Christian teaching on the final destiny of persons, investigating the meaning of God's kingdom, the hope of the beatific vision, and the centrality of moral goodness and divine grace in one's final end. This work is an ideal source for students, scholars, ministers and lay persons interested in basic questions of Christian theology, the philosophy of religion, ethical theory, and Catholic doctrin

    Murder on the mountain: author talk with Peter J. Wosh

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    Author talk by Peter J. Wosh on May 5th, 2022, on his book, "Murder on the Mountain: crime, passion, and punishment in gilded age New Jersey.

    Lunchtime Talk with Author and Attorney Peter Godwin

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    Author and attorney Peter Godwin gave a lunchtime talk about the topics discussed in his book, The Fear, which focuses on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe under the rule of Robert Mugabe

    An essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell by Peter Pullman

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    This is an essay about the Francis Paudras Collection on Bud Powell written by Peter Pullman, a jazz scholar and author of Wail: The Life of Bud Powell (Brooklyn: Bop Changes, 2012).One image file (pdf)This project was supported by a Recordings at Risk grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). The grant program is made possible by funding from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

    Professor Peter Singer speaking at the National Press Club Canberra, 11 February 2009 [picture] /

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    Title devised by cataloguer based on information from acquisitions documentation.; Part of the collection: Humanitarian author Professor Peter Singer at the National Press Club, Canberra, 11 February 2009.; Acquired in digital format; access copy available online.; Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.; Photographed by a staff member of the National Library of Australia, 2009

    The Peter Martyr reader

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    Accession Number: ATLA0001328116; Language(s): English; Issued by ATLA: 20080715; Publication Type: Review; Related Books/Electronic Resources: By: Vermigli, Pietro Martire, 1499-1562 Peter Martyr reader viii, 260 p. Publisher: Kirksville, Mo.: Truman State University Press, 1999. ATLA0001327874Source type: Electronic(1)http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=reh&AN=ATLA0001328116&loginpage=Login.asp&site=ehost-liv

    Peter Ngor

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    abstract: Peter was seven years old when his village was attacked. He walked to the border of Ethiopia, Sudan and into Kenya where he lived for eight years. “Lost Boys Found” is an ongoing, interdisciplinary project that is collecting, recording and archiving the oral histories of the Lost Boys/Girls of Sudan. The collection is a work-in-progress, seeking to record the oral history of as many Lost Boys/Girls as are willing, and will be used in a future book.Age: 25Region: Southern SudanThis picture and bio was donated to the "Lost Boys Found" oral history project from The Arizona Lost Boys Cente

    Peter Deng

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    abstract: Peter was five years old when he left the village with his sister. “Lost Boys Found” is an ongoing, interdisciplinary project that is collecting, recording and archiving the oral histories of the Lost Boys/Girls of Sudan. The collection is a work-in-progress, seeking to record the oral history of as many Lost Boys/Girls as are willing, and will be used in a future book.Age: 20Region: Upper NileThis picture and bio was donated to the "Lost Boys Found" oral history project from The Arizona Lost Boys Cente
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